Kansas City bound airplane makes contact with tug tractor at PHL

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A Kansas City bound airplane made contact with a tug tractor at Philadelphia International Airport Saturday.

Airport officials said the plane was carrying 65 passengers and four crew members at the time of the contact.

The American Eagle plane, a regional branch of American Airlines, collided with the tug during push back.

No passengers were injured, but the tug tractor driver was hospitalized for observation.